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Exploratory Research Groups (ERGs) are designed to support early-stage, exploratory research and creative expression on a range of faculty-determined topics. The Ohio State University Sustainability Institute (SI), in collaboration with other units and programs on campus, aims to support researchers from across the university in growing collaborative, interdisciplinary teams focused on sustainability or resilience topics. SI is committed to supporting ERGs through ongoing partnership, including support through networking, in-kind services, and limited financial resources as possible, to best address the unique challenges and opportunities of each group. The overall intent of ERGs are to:

• Help build connections and community across researchers with similar interests.
• Support and grow ongoing interactions of interdisciplinary groups faculty and researchers that may also include students or external partners.
• Provide a means for faculty or research staff that are new to the university to meet their community of similarly interested scholars.
• Grow the capacity of interdisciplinary teams to compete for larger grants and awards. 
• Provide opportunities for mentorship, leadership and professional development for junior faculty and researchers.

Follow this link to see the list of the ERGs that are currently launching and sign up to participate.

As Boston area communities experience a wave of development pressure to support a growing population, how will the inevitable neighborhood change affect residents’ health and well-being? The study, facilitated by the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and MIT’s Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, examines community change and health in nine Massachusetts communities. In each community, community-based organization partners recruited residents with strong ties to the community to be trained as paid part-time researchers. Follow this link to read more.

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The Strategic Initiatives and Urban Engagement unit welcomes new graduate research associate Solomon Garner. He obtained his Bachelor’s of Science degree from The Ohio State University, majoring in Community Leadership with a Leadership Specialization and a minor in Youth Development. He also has an Organizational Leadership Certificate from Otterbein University. He is pursuing his Master’s degree through the department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership. With a passion for helping people, a part of his belief is to give back and build for the future. Solomon is a native to Columbus, Ohio and in his downtime, he’s out with his dog, completing a fitness routine, or trying a new restaurant or venue.

Inspiration, success, accomplishments, and innovation! Using one image and 100 words share with your urban OSU Extension colleagues what you have been doing to “create opportunities for people to explore how science-based knowledge can improve social, economic, and environmental conditions in our urban and metro communities. Stories will be reviewed and voted on by registrants of the OSU Extension Urban Summit. The top four stories will be presented at the Summit as 5-minute teaser talks followed by small group breakout sessions where participants can learn more from you. Use this link to submit your stories before September 10.